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MARK STRYKER CLASSICAL+JAZZ HIGHLIGHTS: Fleisher, Oundjian collaborate on Mozart
Everyone knows that injuries can end the career of an athlete, but musicians are at risk too, particularly from repetitive stress ailments. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra's concerts this week bring together a familiar conductor and a near-legendary pianist who both found their lives turned upside down 30 years apart by focal dystonia -- a condition in which the fingers curl involuntarily and ...
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Challenging 'Israel in Egypt' keeps singers on their toes
C lose on the heels of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's bold presentation of Leonard Bernstein's Mass , the area is about to get another jolt of music for voices and orchestra that incorporates sacred texts - Handel's Israel in Egypt .
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RACHEL MAY LOCAL MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS: Paul Miles and friends celebrate the D
What's Halloween without an offering of treats from the local-music candy bag? Gettin' down in Motown: Detroit blues singer-songwriter Paul Miles has assembled an all-star cast of locals to collaborate on a song he penned titled "Motown Still Our Town."
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Kick out the jams, again
Hard to believe, but it's been 40 years since the MC5's seminal debut, "Kick Out the Jams" was recorded at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit on Oct. 30 and 31, 1968. Easier to swallow is the "40 Years to the Day" tribute concert to the MC5's era that will rock out the Crofoot in Pontiac Thursday night with 17 local bands covering tunes from the likes of the MC5 and Bob Seger. The big local names ...
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Mayor wants Seattle to step up to the mike
With his new "Seattle City of Music" initiative, Mayor Greg Nickels dreams of turning Seattle into the "music capital of America."
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FIVE QUESTIONS: Five questions with former Detroiter and Broadway legend Elaine Stritch
The one-woman show "Elaine Stritch at Liberty" was launched in 2001 on Broadway, earning a Tony Award a year later. Since then the former Detroiter and Broadway legend has taken the show on the road, stopping this weekend at Music Hall's Jazz Café after a successful one-night stand earlier this year. The two-hour performance features scenes and songs from the 82-year-old actress' stage shows, ...
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Brian McCollum's Big Gigs
A bevy of bands have been brushing up on their MC5. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of "Kick Out the Jams" -- recorded Oct. 30 and 31, 1968, at the Grande Ballroom -- a host of Detroit acts will gather for their own amp-rattling evening of heavy rock 'n' roll. Nearly two-dozen bands are on the bill, including such standouts as Paper Street Saints, Critical Bill and Powertrane, as a Motor ...
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FIVE QUESTIONS: Five questions with rock quartet Portugal. The Man
The members of Portugal. The Man are feeling a little shell-shocked. The avant-garde rock quartet had quietly been going about the business of developing a following for its wildly eclectic, ever-changing music. But lately the guys have been besieged by news media, not because their soulful, orchestrated new album "Censored Colors" may be their best yet, but because half the band hails from the ...
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Thanks for the memories
Do you know Seattle's official song, "Seattle, the Peerless City?" Rapture flows freely in lines such as, "her bosom's gemm'd with pearly lakes," and "greater far than ancient Rome."
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More live music
AJ's Cafe: Battle of the Bands, hosted by Michael Bermudez, 9 p.m. Mon. 240 W. Nine Mile, Ferndale. 248-399-3946. B. Boomers Bar & Grille: Triple Shot, 9 p.m. Fri. Liquid Six, 9 p.m. Sat. 16006 Southfield, Allen Park. 313-928-8570.
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Tickets on sale this weekend
Today Fleshtones: 11 p.m. Nov. 13, Magic Stick, $10. Yellowjackets: 8 p.m. March 6-7, Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts, $47. Friday
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Upcoming music shows
Cafe Tacuba: 7 p.m. Nov. 6. St. Andrew's Hall, $29.50. Taproot: 7 p.m. Nov. 6. Emerald Theatre, $10. Amos Lee: with Priscilla Ahn, 8 p.m. Nov. 6. The Ark, $30, $37. Sold out. Neva Dinova: with McCarthy Trenching, 8 p.m. Nov. 6. The Pike Room, $8.
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QUESTLOVE HOOKS UP WITH TOP DJS: They get behind the 'Raise The Volume, Raise The Vote' campaign
*NEW YORK, NY -- Grammy Award-winning musician, producer and DJ Questlove, house music legend Francois K, electronica star Bassnectar, celebrity spinner Mick Boogie, hip hop experimentalist DJ Spooky, and Bhangra icon DJ Rekha have joined forces with DJs across the country for RAISE THE VOLUME, RAISE THE VOTE', a nationwide campaign that will harness the reach of America's club DJs to bolster ...
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DIDDY TO DO ELECTRO HIP HOP SOUL CD: He's working with T-Pain on the project.
*New York, NY. - Hip hop legend Sean 'Diddy' Combs is currently in the studio recording music for his forthcoming third solo album. Up and coming genius and Auto-Tune rep T-Pain has joined Diddy in the booth, working with the rapper on innovative ways to present the controversial music tool.
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Action Sports championships come to KeyArena
BMX, skateboarding and inline skating stars will compete Friday through Sunday at KeyArena. Tickets for the event include live musical performances.
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Austin Celebrates Election Eve with an Unparalleled Concert Inspired by Change
Red State Blues and Transmission Entertainment host a musical event on November 3, 2008 that fuses the temperature of these historic political times with modern music. Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, James McMurtry, and Brownout will perform. (PRWeb Oct 30, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1541454.htm
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Sugarland reschedules concert at Meadowbrook
COURTESY PHOTO AFTER POSTPONING their original performance at Meadowbrook due to illness, country sensation Sugarland has announced it will take to the stage in August. A limited number of tickets will be available online only.
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It's time for Homestead annual ribfests
To mark its 75th anniversary, Miami-Dade Parks set out five years ago to establish some signature events and came up with a ribfest for Homestead. It's a winning festival recipe for South Miami-Dade: More than 30,000 came to last year's event spiced full of barbecue and live music. The ribfest will return Nov. 7-9 to the 200-acre Homestead Air Reserve Park
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Show of the Week: Billy Bragg
Published: Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 1:33 a.m. Having recently released his latest album, 'Mr. Love & Justice,' BILLY BRAGG brings his distinctive brand of punk-laced folk rock to The Orange Peel in Asheville, N.C., on Sunday.
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Drummer Leon “Ndugu” Chancler started beating on things when he was only 6. “I guess there was something in me. I’d never even seen any drummers,” he said.
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Phil Spector's second trial opens as a replay of the first
A prosecutor says the music producer has 'a very rich history of violence' that ended in the murder of actress Lana Clarkson. The defense asks for a mistrial, but is denied. Thirteen months after a jury deadlocked over the guilt of legendary music producer Phil Spector in the death of an actress, a prosecutor rose before a second jury Wednesday and offered them the same promise he made to the ...
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Composer John Adams' biography is as lively as his music
John Adams' "Hallelujah Junction" — a lively ride through an American composer's life.
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Opinion by Bonnie Henry : The haunting
Furniture that seemingly moves on its own. A child only another child can see, patting a rocking horse. Typewriters that suddenly start clacking. Music boxes that suddenly start playing. A woman in a long dress, floating above the floor.
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Mraz gets audience hopping, singing
Jason Mraz's contagious love for music bled into the small but joy-riddled audience during Tuesday night's performance.
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Kathy Bee's Song Promoting "Unity" Attracts Hundreds Of YouTube Viewers
Kathy Bee's "I'M AN AMERICAN" Music Video gains viewers and patriotic supporters. The primary theme Bee wants to convey is unity, regardless of who wins the election. (PRWeb Oct 30, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1541324.htm
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